Anybody visiting our town, will quickly find out that many of the things you once took for granted cannot be bought in a store in Zinder. But that doesn’t mean you have to be without either! One of the things we love to have for weekend breakfasts is yogurt, and since we are Swedes and appreciate it without any added sugar, we just make our own.

All you do is mix milk powder with water and add a bit of yogurt stock (this is the tricky part where you have to make friends with someone who actually has yogurt themselves…).

Then add some boiling water;

Feel the temperature! I could use a thermometer if I was desperate to be accurate, but being an inspirational kind of person, I just take my sister-in-law’s advice, which is to dip your finger in. The milk is supposed to be warm, but not so warm that you can’t keep your finger in. If you can, all is good!

Now, put the lid on, wrap a towel around it so that the yogurt bacterias get to multiply undisturbed, and just let it be for a number of hours. Personally, I leave it over night and we actually have a cupboard where it gets to work all on its own…

When we come out in the morning, it’s done, and after a few hours in the fridge, it’s ready to be served!